function changeOpacity(imageContainer, opacity) {

  if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")!=-1&&parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=5)

    imageContainer.style.MozOpacity=opacity/100

 else if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft")!= -1 &&parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=4)

    imageContainer.filters.alpha.opacity=opacity



}



function preLoadImage(container, imageContainer, link) {

  changeOpacity(imageContainer, 40);

}